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Certificate of 
Incorporation 

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National. Society of the Colonial 
Daughters of America 



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Copyright, 1920 

by 

The National Society of the Colonial 

Daughters of America. 



Certificate of Incorporation 

of the 

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL 
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. 



We, the undersigned: Mary Flor- 
ence Taney, EfRe W. Callahan, Alma 
Hardeman Wolking, Florence J. Stod- 
dard, Florence May Washington, Ellen 
Schutt Wallis, and Blanche Schutt 
Torreyson, being persons of full age, 
all of whom are citizens of the United 
States, and a majority of whom are 
citizens of the District of Columbia, 
pursuant to and in conformity with 
the provisions of Sub-Chapter III 
of Chapter XVIII of the Act of Con- 
gress entitled "An Act to establish 
a code of law for the District of Col- 
umbia", approved March 3, 1901, as 
amended by the Act of Congress ap- 
proved January 31st and June 30th, 
1902, do hereby associate ourselves 
together for benevolent, charitable, 
and educational purposes, and we do 
hereby certify: 

FIRST — That the name by which 
our Society shall be known in law is 



"The National Society of the Colonial 
Daughters of America." 

SECOND — That the term for 
which our said Society is organized 
is perpetual. 

THIRD — That the particular busi- 
ness and object of the National So- 
ciety of the Colonial Daughters of 
America is to perpetuate in endur- 
ing form the memory of the women 
of the Colonial period from the years 
1607 to 1776, to noble women who 
established homes, founded families, 
introduced refinement and culture, 
and made sound morals permanent 
occupants of our country. 

It shall be a regulation that mem- 
bers of the National Society of the 
Colonial Daughters of America, when 
practicable, shall celebrate events of 
Colonial history relating to women. 

They shall in every way foster the 
desire now more prevalent among 
women of intellectuality and refine- 
ment, to do honor and justice to the 
deeds of women. 

It shall be a regulation that mem- 
bers of this Society shall co-operate 
with all National and local agencies 
interested in the development of 
events of Colonial history relating to 
women. 

FOURTH— That the number of di- 
rectors or managers of our said So- 
ciety for the first year of its exist- 



ence, to-wit; the year beginning with 
the date of these presents, shall be 
ten (10). 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we 
have hereunto set our hands and seals 
this 19th day of August, in the year 
of our Lord, One thousand nine hun- 
dred and twenty. 

Mary Florence Taney (Seal) 

Effie W. Callahan (Seal) 

Alma Hardeman Wolking (Seal) 

Florence Jackson Stoddard (Seal) 

Florence May Washington (Seal) 

Ellen Schutt Wallis (Seal) 

Blanche Schutt Torreyson (Seal) 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

To-wit : 

I, Robert E. McNamara, a Notary Public 
in and for the District of Columbia, do 
hereby certify that Mary Florence Taney, 
Effie W. Callahan, Alma Hardeman Wolking, 
Florence Jackson Stoddard, Florence May 
Washington, Ellen Schutt Wallis, Blanche 
Schutt Torreyson, parties to a certain deed 
(Certificate of Incorporation), bearing date 
the nineteenth day of August, 192 0, and 
hereto annexed, personally appeared before 
me in said District, the said Mary Florence 
Taney, Effie W. Callahan, Alma Hardeman 
Wolking, Florence Jackson Stoddard, Flor- 
ence May Washington, Ellen Schutt Wallis, 
Blanche Schutt Torreyson, being personally 
well known to me as the persons who exe- 
cuted the said Deed (Certificate of Incor- 
poration), and acknowledged the same to 
be their act and deed. 

Given under my hand and seal this 19th 
day of August, A. D. 1920. 

ROBERT E. McNAMARA, 

Notary Public, D. of C. 
(Notarial Seal) 
My commission expires Mar. 27, 1924. 



Certificates to Officers 



SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, to-wit: 

I, Frederick L. Seddons, Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, 
do hereby certify that Robert W. Dutton, 
whose genuine signature is subscribed to 
the foregoing certificate, was, at the time 
of signing and attesting the same, Deputy 
Recorder of Deeds, District of Columbia, and 
that said attestation by him is in due form, 
and that he is the proper officer to make 
the same. 

WITNESS my hand and seal this 2 6th 
day of August, 1920. 

F. L. SEDDONS, 

Justice. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, to-wit: 

I, Morgan H. Beach, Clerk of the Su- 
preme Court of the District of Columbia, 
hereby certify that F. L. Seddons, whose 
genuine signature is subscribed to the fore- 
going certificate, was, at the time of sign- 
ing and attesting the same. Justice of said 
Court, duly commissioned and qualified. 

WITNESS my hand and seal of said 
Court this 2 6th day of August, 192 0. 

MORGAN H. BEACH. 

Clerk. 



OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the forego- 
ing is a true and verified copy of the Cer- 
tificate of Incorporation of "The National 
Society of the Colonial Daughters of 
America", and of the whole of said Certi- 
fication, as filed in this office the 20th day 
of August, A. D. 1920. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have 
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal 
of this office this 23rd day of August, A. D. 
1920. 

ROBT. W. DUTTON, 
Deputy Recorder of Deeds, D. C. 

(Seal) 













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